Gay rights demonstrators organize Olympic rallies
Protests are being organized around the world against Russia’s anti-gay law, as athletes prepare to compete in the Sochi Winter
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Kerry meets Ukraine opposition, reaffirms US support
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with three of Ukraine’s opposition leaders Saturday in Germany, after exchanging sharp words
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Western powers, Russia exchange sharp words over Ukraine
Western powers and Russia have exchanged sharp words over the future of Ukraine, which spiraled into chaos after President Viktor
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Global protests of Russia’s anti-gay laws before Sochi Olympics
All Out, an international nongovernmental organization calling for the equality of LGBT individuals, announced a Global Speak Out to support
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Poland to investigate new allegations about secret CIA prisons
Polish prosecutors will probe the allegations that Poland allowed the CIA to set up a secret prison for terror suspects
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Turkey’s government sees US hand in anti-corruption probes
The deepening corruption scandal in Turkey is putting strains on its relationship with the United States. The Turkish government claims
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev postpones Ukraine visit over human rights violations, political instability
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has postponed a planned May 2014 visit to Ukraine because of human rights violations and political
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European Olympic committees receive threats to athletes at Sochi Games
The Olympic committees of several European countries say they have received messages containing terrorist threats connected to next month’s Winter
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Ukrainians protest in defiance of new law
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have massed in central Kyiv in defiance of Ukraine’s new legislation that significantly limits their
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